Colleagues,
I am posting an updated version of Tovo Budget Amendment #3 on her behalf as we prepare for tomorrow's meeting:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 172605.pdf
best,
Ann Kitchen
D5
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- Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:29 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Updated AEDC budget amendment
- Replies: 0
- Views: 112
- Tue Aug 16, 2022 5:01 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: KITCHEN REVISED BUDGET AMENDMENT #5
- Replies: 0
- Views: 75
KITCHEN REVISED BUDGET AMENDMENT #5
All I have submitted the revised Budget Amendment to the budget office for the Homeless Response System Project. This reduces the one-time amount from $250,000 to $100,000 - with the expectation that funding from the community (Finding Home ATX) can be pursued to add to the city's $100,000 to fund t...
- Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:38 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Proposed Budget Riders
- Replies: 5
- Views: 852
Re: Proposed Budget Riders
Colleagues Attached are my Budget Amendments and Riders – as I discussed yesterday at Council. I have also signed onto a number of Amendments / Riders of my colleagues and expect to support others (co-sponsorships include raising wage to $20/hour (Fuentes), AEDC (Mayor, Tovo), ECHO funding (Mayor), ...
- Fri Aug 12, 2022 9:29 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Proposed Budget Riders
- Replies: 5
- Views: 852
Re: Proposed Budget Riders
Colleagues Attached are my Budget Amendments and Riders – as I discussed yesterday at Council. I have also signed onto a number of Amendments / Riders of my colleagues and expect to support others (co-sponsorships include raising wage to $20/hour (Fuentes), AEDC (Mayor, Tovo), ECHO funding (Mayor), ...
- Thu Aug 11, 2022 3:30 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Proposed Budget Riders
- Replies: 5
- Views: 852
Re: Proposed Budget Riders
Colleagues, Thank you for your consideration to raise the Senior and Disabled Property Tax Exemption by $11,000 to $124,000. This amount will mitigate the impact of the proposed Housing Bond, with an estimated savings of $50.90 and can be found at the following link: http://assets.austintexas.gov/au...
- Thu Aug 11, 2022 10:01 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Proposed Budget Riders
- Replies: 5
- Views: 852
Re: Proposed Budget Riders
Colleagues Below is my list of Budget Riders, which I expect to complete posting today. I also anticipate supporting additional Riders that many of you have proposed. Thank you for your consideration! Best Ann Kitchen City Council District 5 Budget Riders, Funding Required: 1. HEAL (Rider posted abo...
- Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:01 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Proposed Budget Riders
- Replies: 5
- Views: 852
Re: Proposed Budget Riders
Colleagues Attached is my proposed budget rider with CMs Pool, Fuentes, and Kelly to implement the District Level Planning resolution we all passed in June. http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/2E-20220809165452.pdf Funding provides for implementation of District Level Planning for the s...
- Fri Aug 05, 2022 10:06 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Proposed Budget Riders
- Replies: 5
- Views: 852
Proposed Budget Riders
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/51-20220805100403.pdf Colleagues: Attached is a budget rider I intend to bring with my cosponsors - Mayor Adler and CMs Tovo, Fuentes, and Vela The purpose is to continue the successful HEAL Initiative at the same level and avoid a drop in services wh...
- Wed Jul 27, 2022 11:03 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Kitchen Budget Topics
- Replies: 0
- Views: 306
Kitchen Budget Topics
Colleagues I wanted to let everyone know the budget topics I may be pursuing amendments on, to provide time for consideration. Please know these are not the only items that I will be supporting, as I continue to listen to the public about their priorities and will be meeting with D5 constituents as ...
- Thu Jul 21, 2022 11:55 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Gun violence
- Replies: 2
- Views: 316
Gun violence
Colleagues I am proposing to bring a "trigger ordnance" to prohibit semi-automatic rifles sales to anyone under 21. This ordinance would have an effective date some number of days after the repeal of any state laws that preempt local regulation of firearm sales. In terms of its effective d...
- Wed Jul 13, 2022 9:07 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: The GRACE Act - Guarding the Right to Abortion Care for Everyone
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2968
Re: The GRACE Act - Guarding the Right to Abortion Care for Everyone
CM Vela Thank you for quickly putting together and bringing the GRACE Act for Council consideration on July 21st. The city has a history of standing up for women's reproductive health, including supporting Planned Parenthood. As we respond to this latest, and even more egregious, threat to women's h...
- Mon Jun 13, 2022 9:44 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 96 Revised Resolution
- Replies: 0
- Views: 455
Item 96 Revised Resolution
Colleagues I attach a revised resolution for Item #96 related to Community Workforce Agreements in response to questions raised by colleagues: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/B7-20220613171751.pdf I look forward to further conversation as we work to extend worker protections to all ...
- Thu Jun 09, 2022 3:59 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 80 VMU- Motion to respond to MFI concerns
- Replies: 0
- Views: 438
Item 80 VMU- Motion to respond to MFI concerns
Dear Colleagues, I offer the following direction for Item 80 in response to concerns we've heard from the community regarding the MFI levels and potential impacts to affordability and displacement related to VMU developments. Here is a link to the direction I am proposing: http://assets.austintexas....
- Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:44 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 69 - District Level Planning REVISED Draft Resolution
- Replies: 0
- Views: 369
Item 69 - District Level Planning REVISED Draft Resolution
Colleagues - After discussions with our co-sponsors and staff, we've revised our resolution to establish District Level Planning by ordinance rather than as an amendment to the Land Development Code. This revision still initiates the important work of district planning and allows flexibility to acco...
- Wed Jun 08, 2022 3:55 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 66 Amendments Kitchen
- Replies: 0
- Views: 405
Item 66 Amendments Kitchen
Colleagues I will be proposing the following amendment to Item 66 related to compatibility - adding the last part "with consideration of. . . ": Amend Line 63, 3.d. as follows: d. for any residential or mixed-use property on a corridor, allow more flexibility for what can be located in the...
- Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:14 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 65, June 9 agenda: Power Purchase Agreement requirements
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1430
Re: Item 65, June 9 agenda: Power Purchase Agreement requirements
All I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the item in Executive Session, but feel this is a fundamental policy position that the City Council has long advanced. Protection of workers is part and parcel of our relationships with contractors and just as critical in this area as others we have advanc...
- Mon May 30, 2022 8:08 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Compatibility and Parking Resolution, Item 66
- Replies: 0
- Views: 643
Compatibility and Parking Resolution, Item 66
Colleagues I appreciate the opportunity to initiate a relaxation of compatibility and parking requirements along major corridors and look forward to discussion of Item #66 on the June 9th agenda. I am hopeful we will find consensus on this proposal and agree with many of the provisions in Item #66. ...
- Sun May 29, 2022 6:52 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: VMU, Orange/Blue Lines and Compatibility
- Replies: 1
- Views: 809
Re: VMU, Orange/Blue Lines and Compatibility
Councilmember Vela - I appreciate your proposed amendment to my VMU2 substitute and look forward to our discussion on this item at the Housing and Planning Committee on Tuesday. Your proposal would accomplish an immediate and important step towards increasing market rate and affordable housing oppor...
- Fri May 27, 2022 2:15 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Compatibility Resolution
- Replies: 1
- Views: 719
Compatibility Resolution
Colleagues I have appreciated the conversation we have been having about compatibility and the proposal that was brought forward. I also appreciate the conversation about including in the proposed resolution additional items so that the document represents the thinking of the Council as a whole, rat...
- Wed May 18, 2022 12:15 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Draft Proposal on Compatibility and Parking on Corridors
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2519
Re: Draft Proposal on Compatibility and Parking on Corridors
Colleagues, I'd like to share with you all information on current VMU and compatibility in case it is helpful. This is information that was presented during our South Austin VMU Community Meeting and shared with constituents. Vertical Mixed-Use Zoning Presentation: http://assets.austintexas.gov/aust...
- Wed May 04, 2022 12:07 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 33 Additional Direction (ATP)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 756
Item 33 Additional Direction (ATP)
Colleagues This morning at Worksession, I mentioned Direction for Item #33 related to Austin Transit Partnership which CM Renteria and I intend to bring for Council consideration on Thursday. It is timely to begin conversations about expanding the ATP Board, for the purpose we lay out in the Directi...
- Fri Apr 29, 2022 12:44 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: AFD Item
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1679
AFD Item
Colleagues I have posted an item for our agenda next week with cosponsors (Mayor Adler, CM Harper-Madison, CM Kelly, CM Vela) which clearly states the city's intent to respect the will of the voters with regard to binding arbitration. http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/9A-2022042910132...
- Wed Apr 20, 2022 6:43 pm
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Item 16: Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Postponement
- Replies: 4
- Views: 22441
Re: Item 16: Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Postponement
Colleagues Thank you all for your leadership on this item, and thank you CM Kelly for suggesting postponement. Given the questions related to the item, I think it is appropriate to delay to provide ample time for discussion and answers to the questions that have been raised. I support postponement. ...
- Fri Apr 15, 2022 9:52 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Amendments to Item #33 Vertical Mixed Use
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4896
Re: Amendments to Item #33 Vertical Mixed Use
Colleagues I am attaching a proposed substitute for Item 33, VMU2 ordinance, for Council’s consideration – which you can access here: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincouncilforum/A5-20220414171948.pdf This item responds to the VMU2 resolution Council passed last year that my office, along with C...
- Tue Apr 05, 2022 11:51 am
- Forum: City of Austin Council Message Board
- Topic: Postponement of Item #51 VMU2
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1072
Postponement of Item #51 VMU2
All This post is to provide the public (and my colleagues) an awareness of the intent to postpone Item #51 (VMU2) As I stated at the Council work session today - I have requested and staff has agreed to a postponement of Item #51 (VMU2) to April 21st. This item is not on the consent agenda and the p...